Operation Red Wings at 20: A Remembrance
Twenty years later, Operation Red Wings isn’t some sanitized tale of heroism—it’s a gut-punch reminder that war is messy, men are mortal, and sacrifice doesn’t come with a soundtrack.
Military History
SOFREP Pic of the Day: Iran Air Force American Northrop F-5E Tiger II Fighter Destroyed by Israeli Air Force
Somewhere between Cold War nostalgia and modern drone warfare, an aging Iranian F-5E met its fiery end on a Dezful runway—proof that in the Middle East, even museum pieces still get shot at.
Medal of Honor Monday: Captain William L. McGonagle and the Attack on the USS Liberty
Captain William McGonagle didn’t just hold the line aboard the USS Liberty—he held it while bleeding out, commanding a shattered crew through hell, and then kept his mouth shut for thirty years before finally telling the truth.
Operation Midnight Hammer: The Night We Pummeled Iran’s Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant
We did more than send a message—we carved it into the bedrock with a 30,000-pound pen named MOP and left Tehran to read it in the dark.
Trump’s Iran Strike: Why America Had to Hit Hard and What Comes Next for the Terror Regime
You don’t build nuclear bunkers for TED Talks—Trump knew it, Tehran knew it, and now the crater where a centrifuge used to be says the quiet part out loud.
A Navy SEAL Explains the History of the Teams and How Hell Week Came To Be
The men of the NCDUs who stormed Normandy’s beaches faced certain death but fought with relentless courage, clearing the way for Allied forces in what would become the deadliest day in Naval Special Warfare history.
Col (Ret.) Nate Slate: Cleptocracy – Rule by Thieves
Under Saddam, theft wasn’t a crime—it was the national business model, sanctified by fear, filmed for posterity, and sold back to the people like a bad memory on repeat.
Medal of Honor Monday: Hershel “Woody” Williams—The Flame That Never Went Out
Woody Williams didn’t just carry a flamethrower into the jaws of hell—he carried the weight of his fallen brothers, and somehow kept walking.
Operation Rising Lion: Israel’s Decapitation Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities and the Drone War That Followed
Israel lit the night sky over Iran like the Vegas strip on fire, and now the whole region’s holding its breath, waiting to see who strikes the next match.
Remembering Delta Force Legend Major Thomas Greer
Tom Greer didn’t need a battlefield to prove his valor—he showed it in quiet vigils, final embraces, and the promise kept in a dying brother’s trust.
What’s in a Name? The USNS Harvey Milk and the Case for Depoliticizing U.S. Warships
Warships should be named for courage, not controversy—for heroes who earned honor in battle, not figures chosen to score political points.
SOFREP Pic of The Day: An A-1 Skyraider Over Vietnam
The A-1 Skyraider, a rugged and versatile workhorse of the skies, proved its mettle from the Korean War to the jungles of Vietnam, earning an indelible place in aviation history as the “flying dump truck” that could deliver devastating firepower and absorb substantial damage.
